Originally Posted by
nall
Whenever I call in to use a BE upgrade, they ask if I have the upgrade certificate in front of me. Sometimes it takes a couple weeks (esp if I'm not at HQ and it's forwarded), so any reason I can't call and request the upgrade before the physical certificate has arrived?
You don't need the actual cert. They usually only ask for the cert type number (e.g. BXP1) and the expiration date, which is generally end of next year. However, since they don't check, there is no reason you couldn't request the upgrade before the cert physically arrives.